1904 Anna Fortney, widowed, spouse of John Fortney, died on January 3, at age 73 in Elkhart Twp, Elkhart County, Indiana. She was born on September 17, 1830 in Pennsylvania, daughter of Peter Greenawalt and Susan Iman. [1]
1904 Anna Greenawalt Fortney was buried at Prairie Street Cemetery, Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. Anna Greenawalt Fortney was born in 1831. [2] [3]
Fortney -Anna Greenwait was born in Ashland Co, Ohio, and was married to John Fortney, who died several months ago. Their home was for many years in Elkhart Co, Ind. She was almost blind during her last days and in earlier life had also many trials and conflicts. Both her parents reached the extreme age of over ninety years and considerable of the care of them devolved upon Sister Fortney, especially that of her mother. Her husband was also afflicted a number of years with cancer. She died in Elkhart, Ind, Jan 31, 1904, aged 74 y, 4 m, 14 d and leaves six children, two brothers and one sister to mourn her death. The funeral services were conducted at the Brethren church by Joseph Kulp and John F Funk. God bless the bereaved family. Peace to her ashes. [Herald of Truth, Vol XLI, No 9, 25 February 1904]
[1] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[2] Find A Grave Memorial 86863223, [FindAGrave].
[3] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].